About Sun Health Services
Sun Health champions superior health and wellbeing through philanthropy, inspired living, and wellness programs.
Focus Areas
Health and wellnessSenior living and elder careDementia care and trainingCommunity health programsHealthcare research (local)
Who They Fund
older adults / seniorslocal community memberspatients and healthcare consumers
Funding Style
programmatic supportdirect service fundingprevention-focused / wellness promotioncommunity partnership
About Sun Health Services
Sun Health Services’ most distinctive recent pattern is large, recurring health-care funding to its own foundation arm: $2,307,028 in 2024 and $2,284,036 in 2023, both for health care funding. That consistency points to a funder that operates through a tightly focused local health and wellness platform rather than a broad external grant program. The foundation’s stated purpose centers on health and wellbeing, with support for community health initiatives, wellness programs, healthcare delivery, and research in the West Valley and Phoenix metro area. Its work also extends to senior living and elder care, dementia care and training, and preventive wellness programming. The grant record shows a local Arizona orientation, with every recent recipient in the state and the recent awards directed to Surprise, Arizona. Sun Health Services also backs programming tied to inspired living and community wellness, reinforcing a model that combines direct service, education, and healthcare support within its service area.
What Sun Health Services Funds
Health care delivery is a core funding lane. In 2024, Sun Health Services gave $2,307,028 to Sun Health Foundation for health care funding, and it made a similar award of $2,284,036 in 2023 for the same purpose. The grant language points to sustained support for local healthcare infrastructure rather than isolated project grants. Community wellness is another visible area: Sun Health Wellness Community Program Support is described as developing and implementing community-based health and wellness programs, classes, and services to improve quality of life, with work in the West Valley and Phoenix metropolitan area. The foundation also supports preventive health and health education through that channel. Its stated focus areas further include senior living and elder care, dementia care and training, community health programs, and healthcare research, indicating a mix of service, education, and research support centered on older adults and local residents.
How Sun Health Services Gives
The two recent grants are nearly identical in size, at $2,307,028 and $2,284,036, which places Sun Health Services’ giving in a very narrow band around roughly $2.3 million per grant. That pattern suggests a small number of large awards rather than a wide spread of grant sizes. The foundation functions as the philanthropic arm of Sun Health and is described as directing charitable contributions to local healthcare, research, wellness programs, and community health initiatives. It does not accept unsolicited applications. The recent record also shows recurrence across years: the same recipient appears in both 2023 and 2024 with the same purpose.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.6M
Total Assets
$215.4M
Total Revenue
$15.7M
Total Expenses
$17.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2.3M and $2.3M, with a median of $2.3M.
25th Percentile
$2.3M
Median
$2.3M
75th Percentile
$2.3M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOSEPH E LA RUE
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